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VoIP vs. regular landline service
« on: February 05, 2010, 12:50:51 AM »
using voip is really great and very cheap, but I was wondering if there's a way I can make all the phones in my home connect to voip instead of regular service.
I know hooking up one phone is easy but I want my whole home hooked up...

has anyone tried this? or any info.
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Re: VoIP vs. regular landline service
« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2010, 08:32:04 AM »
I had Vonage and now Cablevision Voip on all my home phones. Basically you connect a phone cord from the voip router to any one of your wall phone jacks and the rest of the jacks in your home are all "lit up" and you can plug a phone into any of them for service.
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Re: VoIP vs. regular landline service
« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2010, 09:16:26 AM »
coooool....
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Re: VoIP vs. regular landline service
« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2010, 09:38:18 AM »
so how do I go about making the transfer? I currently have at&t and I'm paying way too much. voip sounds like the answer!
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Re: VoIP vs. regular landline service
« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2010, 10:24:04 AM »
i used one called "phone power" for a while and was very happy with it.

The only snag was they claimed i didnt return the equipment and sent me to a collection agency. I just provided the dates and documentation (tracking number still in my email) and everything was fine.
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Re: VoIP vs. regular landline service
« Reply #5 on: February 05, 2010, 10:35:06 AM »
Has anyone used Magic Jack?
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Re: VoIP vs. regular landline service
« Reply #6 on: February 05, 2010, 11:11:34 AM »
Quote from: Mikeoracle on February 05, 2010, 08:32:04 AM
I had Vonage and now Cablevision Voip on all my home phones. Basically you connect a phone cord from the voip router to any one of your wall phone jacks and the rest of the jacks in your home are all "lit up" and you can plug a phone into any of them for service.
i don't know if dif. ones work dif. but the dude by magic jack told me that the only way to have it for more than one phone is if you have a splitter. he said there's no such thing as plugging a wire from it to the phone jack and it all becomes "lit up"...
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Re: VoIP vs. regular landline service
« Reply #7 on: February 05, 2010, 11:18:07 AM »
I am not familiar with magic jack. I currently have cablevision and it works.
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Re: VoIP vs. regular landline service
« Reply #8 on: February 05, 2010, 04:35:17 PM »
just use a cordless...
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Re: VoIP vs. regular landline service
« Reply #9 on: February 09, 2010, 01:34:45 PM »
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Re: VoIP vs. regular landline service
« Reply #10 on: February 09, 2010, 02:08:59 PM »
Quote from: Mordy on February 09, 2010, 01:34:45 PM
LOVE MAGIC JACK!

Check out this review:
http://www.infonotmercial.com/magic-jack-review.html

Great job on the review Mordy!
I always consider getting a Magic Jack but between Google Voice+Gizmo 5 I think I'm covered well enough.
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Re: VoIP vs. regular landline service
« Reply #11 on: February 10, 2010, 01:55:52 AM »
haha- fair enough, Dan. I've wanted to try that setup. I've already paid my $20 for the year so I'll see what happens when my MJ subscription runs out.

check out the Ooma review too... not for me, but interesting.
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Re: VoIP vs. regular landline service
« Reply #12 on: February 10, 2010, 08:46:23 AM »
Nice video!
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